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  1. PPCLI MCpl

    The air cadet thread

    So there I was on a five hour layover at Vancouver International on my way back to Wainwright.   When I stepped off the plane I encountered a sight I had not seen in many years:   The confusion and elation of Cadets returning home after summer camp. Now I noticed a few things right away. The...
  2. PPCLI MCpl

    SAR Tech

    I ate my candle.  It's amazing how good it tasted after three days of nothing but Labrador Tea.  Rabbits are apparently smarter than snare wire.  The best part was when the cameras disappeared.  Then you KNEW it was coming.  And if nothing else, it was a decent weight loss program. Pre...
  3. PPCLI MCpl

    Infantry wearing black berets?

    CFL, I believe you are refering to the Irish Caubeen.  It looks like an oversized beret.
  4. PPCLI MCpl

    Sgt Ernest Smith VC dead at 91

    Rest in peace Smokey.  :salute: All available pipers in Wainwright should report to Bldg 626 at 1100hrs, 13 Aug 05 for the playing of the lament.
  5. PPCLI MCpl

    Re: Editorial: Carolyn Parrish on Afghanistan

    Variants of the Arabic script, actually.  But hey, it's all Greek to me.  ;)
  6. PPCLI MCpl

    Coolest shows on tv.

    The Simpsons
  7. PPCLI MCpl

    Best Coffee Joints

    Horton's hands down. I'm surprised none of my fellow Shilo transplants have mentioned "Forbidden Flavours"   
  8. PPCLI MCpl

    What book are you reading now?

    Peter Harclerode - "Fighting Dirty: The Inside Story Of Covert Operations From Ho Chi Minh To Osama Bin Laden"
  9. PPCLI MCpl

    Airborne Coin

    If it is an Canadian Airborne Regiment coin, it should have the soldiers' name engraved on the back of it.
  10. PPCLI MCpl

    political compass

    Economic Left/Right: 1.25 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.95 Does this mean I can keep reading the National Post?
  11. PPCLI MCpl

    James doohan

    BBC reported some of James Doohans exploits during WWII in its obituary: Obituary: James Doohan As the chief engineer on the fictional Star Trek spaceship USS Enterprise, Montgomery "Scotty" Scott cut an often flustered figure. He dealt, on a seemingly weekly basis, with the ship's overloaded...
  12. PPCLI MCpl

    Steven Staples & Company

    Let me explain to you how this works: you see, the corporations finance Team America, and then Team America goes out... and the corporations sit there in their... in their corporation buildings, and... and, and see, they're all corporation-y... and they make money.
  13. PPCLI MCpl

    French Canadian Opposition to Imperial War Contributions(Boer War era)

    Welcome to Army.ca Scho.   Wonder if I've seen you around.   ;) http://www.lermuseum.org/ler/mh/boerwar/ has an interesting idea as to the reasoning behind the French Canadian opposition to involvement in the Boer War: Military History: The Boer War Canada's army participated in its first...
  14. PPCLI MCpl

    Allergies in the CAF 2003 - 2015 [Merged]

    You're right, you won't get in.  And later on in life, after your medical problem has ceased to be a problem, you still won't get in. This time though, it will be because of your previous attempts at fraudulent enrolment.
  15. PPCLI MCpl

    Should the Canadian Coast Guard be armed?

    Got it. I'll head to the box and feel shame.  :'(
  16. PPCLI MCpl

    Should the Canadian Coast Guard be armed?

    One of my buddies who left the army for the Coast Guard College in Sydney, NS was trained on the .50 cal.  I spoke with him a few weeks ago and he told me some of the Coast Guard vessels are still armed with .50's.
  17. PPCLI MCpl

    Operation Ration Man

    But we're still pretty damn sexy.  :-*
  18. PPCLI MCpl

    Operation Ration Man

    Very true.  And I can't think of a better way to lose 34lbs.  ;D
  19. PPCLI MCpl

    SAR Tech

    A change from previous years is that members of the Primary Reserve can attend pre-selection as well.
  20. PPCLI MCpl

    What book are you reading now?

    "Intelligence in War: Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda" by Sir John Keegan
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